It was a unique line! How often have you heard that said of an inde-pendant rural railway? Yet the Tra-lee & Dingle Railway could most reasonably justify this claim. Not only has its spirit of adventure and at times comic persistence appealed mightily to the railway enthusiast in search of something different and original, but it has featured far more than any other minor railway in liter-ature, and has secured a permanent place in the annals of Kerry. The Dingle train was many things to many people, but most importantly it played a major role in the development of the area. This is not designed to be a `standard` history of the Railway, al-though railway historians and enthusiasts will still find much of interest; rather it is intended to show what manner of railway it was. Al-though the locomotives and other hardware is well covered, it is con-cerned as much with people, both those who ran the railway, and those who visited and recorded their obser-vations in words, photographs and occasionally on film. Numerous references are included for those who wish to savour its contribution to the history of Kerry.
Contents:
Chapter 1 - A Short History of The Railway
Chapter 2 - Three Major Accidents: The Curraduff, Baunogue And Lispole Disasters
Chapter 3 - The Route Described
Chapter 4 - The Photographic Record And ?Railfan? Visitors
Chapter 5 - Locomotives
Chapter 6 - Carriages And Wagons
Chapter 7 - Lore And Legend Of The Dingle Train
Chapter 8 - Three Colourful Incidents
Chapter 9 - Locomotive No. 5T's Last Run On The Dingle Railway
Chapter 10 - Steaming Back To Blennerville
Postscript - The Tralee And Dingle Today
Appendix One - Way And Works
Appendix Two - Rules And Regulations
Appendix Three - Timetables
Appendix Four - A Selection Of Tickets
David Rowlands, Walter McGrath & Tom Francis
Hardback. 22cm x 28cm. 160 Pages
188 Black & White Photographs
SORRY - TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
|
